Guided Therapeutics (GTHP) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Guided Therapeutics shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, investors have sold 8,400 shares of GTHP short. 0.04% of Guided Therapeutics' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Guided Therapeutics' current short interest.

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 0.04% of Guided Therapeutics' floating shares are currently sold short.

Guided Therapeutics saw a increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 8,400 shares, an increase of 8,300.0% from the previous total of 100 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

0.04% of Guided Therapeutics' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "medical equipment" compare to Guided Therapeutics: Positron Co. (0.00%), Spectral AI, Inc. (4.98%), Alpha Pro Tech, Ltd. (0.44%), Modular Medical, Inc. (0.27%), Daxor Co. (0.50%), electroCore, Inc. (7.66%), United Health Products, Inc. (0.00%), Precision Optics Co., Inc. (1.02%), Nephros, Inc. (0.06%), PolyPid Ltd. (0.52%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($29.20 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($10.88 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.04 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($5.51 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.00 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.43 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.02 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($3.65 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($3.27 billion), and Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.10 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling GTHP is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Guided Therapeutics as its price is falling. GTHP shares are trading down $0.01 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

A short squeeze for Guided Therapeutics occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of GTHP, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including GTHP, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.